VCA ART 2021

Alanna Paxton

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing & Printmaking)

I am interested in zones of cross-contamination, the intersection of inner and outer, arbitrary and controlled, thinking and feeling, reality and fiction.

In my recent experiences of slow solitude, the logic of dualism has started to erode. Through repetition, things gradually begin to appear as other than I know them.

Physical automation allows my mind to stray, as well-worn neighbourhood routes deviate into illusory realms where vegetal stains on cement reveal portals, sun rays appear as spasming gestures on my inner eyelids and spiders send message requests through dreams. Yet it tends to feel just like any other day, and I have spent hours here; eventually, the idea is to leave.

Alanna Paxton, No. 34, Digital video, found materials, 2021. Documentation by ALEC.
Alanna Paxton, No. 34, Digital video, found materials, 2021. Documentation by ALEC.
Alanna Paxton, No. 34, Video, 2 minutes 56 seconds, 2021

We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campus is situated, the Boonwurrung and Woiwurrung people of the Kulin Nations, who have created art, made music and told their stories here for thousands of generations. We also acknowledge and extend our respect to the Traditional Owners of all lands on which our work is viewed, shared and enjoyed, and to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

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